Q: I hear the smelt are running and I want to net some for a smelt fry. Can I use a cast or seine net on the beach? A: Minnesota does not allow the use of cast nets to take smelt in any location. If ...

Groton — "Don't worry little buddy, I'm not going to eat you," 6-year-old Benjamin Cullity told an Atlantic silverside as it jumped on a large net on the shore of Bluff Point State Park Monday before ...

The State Board of Fisheries will in March consider the use of beach seines as an alternative gear type for the east side setnet fishery. The board on Wednesday, Oct. 30, accepted an agenda change ...

A leading marine conservationist is strongly opposed to a proposal to amend Section 69 of the Fisheries Act to allow seine nets with mesh sizes smaller than 2.5 centimetres to be used at night in ...